POLITICS

‘Brilliant Friend’: Federal Judge Already Facing Recusal Request in Immigration Lawsuit Has Strong Ties to Lawyer Involved in the Case

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Araceli Martinez-Olguin faces recusal calls in case where her former employer is the lead plaintiff and her friend is their attorney L: Araceli Martinez-Olguin (Senate Judiciary Committee) R: (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) An immigration activist suing the Trump administration to restore funding for a $769 million immigration contract has described the judge presiding over the lawsuit

Harvard Law Publishes Fond Reminiscence From Student Facing Criminal Charges for Assaulting Jewish Classmate

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‘As I look to the future, I do so with a full heart and a clear mind,’ Ibrahim Bharmal writes in blog post featured on HLS website Ibrahim Bharmal (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia) Harvard Law School published a blog post from one of the students facing criminal charges for assaulting an

Judge in Abrego Garcia case tells DOJ she has “no tolerance for gamesmanship”

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Greenbelt, Maryland — A federal judge on Tuesday admonished the Department of Justice for not complying with her order to facilitate the release of a Maryland man who the Trump administration admitted had been mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and ordered expedited discovery in the case.  “We have to give process to

Meta CEO Zuckerberg pushes back against FTC claims on Day 2 of trial

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparred Tuesday with a Federal Trade Commission attorney over the meaning of emails the Facebook founder wrote about why he wanted to acquire Instagram, as a historic antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market went into its second day. Zuckerberg returned to the witness stand on Tuesday to

Trump to Sign Order Barring Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Social Security

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‘These taxpayer-funded benefits should be only for eligible taxpayers,’ said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order on April 15 directing that measures be taken to prevent Social Security from being obtained by illegal aliens, fraudsters, and other ineligible people, according to White House press secretary